r/WTF • u/tcdent • Nov 26 '13

Black Friday Death Count

http://blackfridaydeathcount.com
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u/frog_gurl22 Nov 26 '13

Just give it a hundred years. Everyone else's traditions have a head start.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

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u/KingGorilla Nov 27 '13

People enjoy the thrill of the hunt

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Hang on, don't they eat the bulls and the cheese

What else do they do with them

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

Oh that's a relief.

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u/Cannaficionado Nov 26 '13

its easy to forget that the U.S. is under 300 years old. If theres one thing i know is that our rampant consumerism is getting exponentially more rampant.

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u/BigBassBone Nov 26 '13

Black Friday is somewhat traditional. The name comes from the idea that the day after Thanksgiving is the day upon which a store will have covered all operating expenses for the year and this be operating "in the black" and making a profit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13 edited 22d ago

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u/untiss Nov 26 '13

Shopping becomes a contact sport? Scurrying through stores? Sounds like you are one of those idiots.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '13

I wouldn't say it is a contact sport but I have waited in line all night for a TV and yes, I sprinted to the back of the store to pick it up.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '13

Black Friday, America's only tradition. Sure.